எங்கள்

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

From யாங்கள் (yāṅkaḷ).[1] By surface analysis, என் (eṉ, “my”) +‎ -கள் (-kaḷ, plural marker). Compare நாங்கள் (nāṅkaḷ, “we (exclusive)”) with a similar construction.

Cognate with Malayalam എങ്ങൾ (eṅṅaḷ) and Havigannada ಎಂಗಳ (eṅgaḷa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eŋɡaɭ/
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Pronoun

எங்கள் • (eṅkaḷ) (exclusive)

  1. our (excluding the person(s) being addressed)
    Coordinate term: (inclusive) நம் (nam)

References

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936) “எங்கள்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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